I have no wish to talk nonsense. If you did, it would be in such a gra…

Charlotte Bronte
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I have no wish to talk nonsense. If you did, it would be in such a grave, quiet manner, I should mistake it for sense. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, K. M. Weiland (2014). Jane Eyre, p.145, F+W Media, Inc.
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I have no wish to talk nonsense. If you did, it would be in such a grave, quiet manner, I should mistake it for sense. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, K. M. Weiland (2014). Jane Eyre, p.145, F+W Media, Inc.

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